Incredible images of the rare blue blood moon

The combination of a supermoon, blue moon, and total lunar eclipse was the first such combination to be seen since 1866.

Author:
Ashley May, USA TODAY

Published:
9:39 AM EST January 31, 2018

What looked like a red ball of fire appeared in the sky early Wednesday morning. The rare blue blood moon was combination of a supermoon, blue moon and total lunar eclipse.

It was a big deal, considering it was the first such lunar trifecta visible from the U.S. since 1866.

The blue moon refers to the second full moon in a single calendar month. The supermoon is when a full moon is at its closest point in orbit to Earth. The total lunar eclipse is to thank for that red color, a blood moon.

Here are some images of the rare sight:

The Statue of Liberty made an epic cameo in New York blue blood moon images.